brm_171952 - CRISPINA Sesterce
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Type : Sesterce
Date: 180-182
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 22,19 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire frappé sur un flan court et épais. Joli portrait malgré une usure importante
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CRISPINA - AVGVSTA.
Obverse description : Buste drapé de Crispine à droite avec un petit chignon ramené derrière la tête, vu de trois quarts en arrière (L).
Obverse translation : “Crispina Augusta”, (Crispine augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PVDI-CITIA.
Reverse description : Pudicitia (la Pudeur) assise à gauche.
Reverse translation : “Pudicitia”, (La Pudeur).
Commentary
Poids léger. Coiffure très particulière de l’impératrice.
Lightweight. Very particular hairstyle of the Empress
Lightweight. Very particular hairstyle of the Empress
Historical background
CRISPINA
(+183)
Augusta
Crispina married Commodus in 177. After plotting against her husband's life in 181 or 182, she was exiled to Capri before being executed in 183.
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